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American Queen restoration recalls Tom SawyerAmerican Queen restoration recalls Tom Sawyer

Pieces of red paddlewheel lie on the ground like a jigsaw puzzle. Blue paint, considered bad luck on a steamboat, is being stripped. Some 350 mahogany doors are being refinished.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

November 17, 2011

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Credit: Seatrade Cruise News

These are some of the many projects under way at Bollinger Shipyards in Sulphur, La., as part of the American Queen’s restoration.

One massive job is repainting the white wedding cake upperworks.

Describing this task in a blog post, Greg Brown, evp of the Great American Steamboat Co., writes that the workers feel like Tom Sawyer, facing 30 yards of picket fence with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush.

The blog, and pictures, are at www.greatamericansteamboatcompany.com/blog/2011/11/15/painting-fence.

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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